As the largest association of wildlife centers in Africa, the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance includes 23 member organizations in 13 countries across Africa that call on PASA for support on a wide range of issues.

In 2000, the increasing number of primate rescue and rehabilitation centers in Africa was collectively caring for thousands of chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and other endangered primates. Many leaders of these wildlife protection organizations were facing similar challenges and could benefit by learning from each other, but largely didn’t communicate. Conservationists and primatologists arranged a meeting in Uganda to bring them together for the first time. The directors of the organizations agreed there was a need for improved ongoing communication, and as a result the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance was formed. Although PASA’s headquarters is now in Portland, Oregon and it is a registered nonprofit in the U.S., it was created by the African wildlife centers.

As the largest association of wildlife centers in Africa, the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance includes 22 member organizations in 13 countries across Africa that call on PASA for support on a wide range of issues. PASA advocates for our members on an international scale, provides them with vital support, and works closely with them to raise awareness globally about wildlife conservation issues. Our model of cooperation has been replicated around the world. Today, when primate species are being pushed ever closer to extinction, the need for PASA has never been greater.